Changes that National Labor Relations Board general counsel Crystal Carey laid out to case handling processes last week could ease the path to settlement and rein in the investigation of alleged rules violations, attorneys said, the latest move from the agency's new top prosecutor turning away from Biden-era practices.
A Texas federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Fort Worth restaurant illegally took a $1-per-shift fee directly from every server's tips and failed to show the tip pool was distributed solely among eligible employees, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Fourth Circuit refused Tuesday to revive suits from nurse anesthetists who said they faced religious and disability discrimination when they were fired for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, ruling that nonprofit healthcare provider Inova wasn't their employer.